These wonderfully crispy scallion potato pancakes are sure to knock your breakfast out of the park. Some of you may have seen it on my Instragram feed a while back. It’ll take your taste buds where no taste bud has gone before. That is, unless you’ve previously had latkes, which I have not. But these are more than your average potato pancake. They have scallion. They have dill. They’re wonderfully crispy, and when served with a dollop of vegan sour cream, it is divine. I could go on about these pancakes, but honestly, you just need to use up some ol’ potatoes you’ve got lying around and make em yourself to really understand what I’m talking about. Now, this post originally started out so differently. I originally had like 1000 words about how Star Trek and other sci-fi franchises are essential for open dialogue and awareness of humanity’s morals and values. Then I started ranting about Man of Steel and how I felt about it.
In a nutshell, I’ve been watching far too much Star Trek: Voyager when I should be working on my thesis. And Man of Steel was nothing to write home about. Go see it for yourself to support the film I guess, because the action scenes in it are pretty epic, but the script. BLAH.
That one deserves a rewrite.
But you know what’s been making me curious? The lack of participation from you lovely readers, both on the Facebook page (check the sidebar) as well as on the blog. On occasion, some of you will comment, which is lovely! I love it when you ask questions, or point out typos/inconsistencies. It warms my grammar-fanatical heart. And I ESPECIALLY love it when you give me feedback about how a recipe has turned out.
So now I ask, what makes you comment on a blog? What makes you not want to comment? Same goes for FB. When I ask specific questions, sometimes you answer, sometimes you don’t. Tell me why! =P
In the meantime, make these pancakes for a crispy treat for breakfast. They’re vegan (if you use vegan sour cream or omit it entirely), and contrary to popular belief, potatoes are pretty healthy for you if you’ve prepared them correctly (meaning you haven’t deep fried the heck out of them). Now this recipe requires a bit of oil, so it’s not the healthiest recipe, but heck, it’s better than going out for some hash browns that have been deep fried for nearly 3 minutes.
Plus it’s way more delicious.
Crispy Scallion Potato Pancakes
Ingredients
- 4 small/medium sized yellow potatoes, peeled and grated (about 3 1/2 cups grated potato)
- 2 scallions, chopped
- 3 sprigs dill weed, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup flour (use other starch like tapioca, corn, or potato to keep GF)
- 1/2 tsp salt (to taste)
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- oil for frying (approx 1/4 cup in total)
- Optional garnish: vegan sour cream, scallions, chives
Instructions
- Squeeze the grated potato to strain out the liquid. The drier the potato, the crispier the end result.
- Add flour bit by bit, scallions, dill weed, and spices and mix together. The mixture should be able to clump together, if too wet, add more flour, if too dry, don't add the full 1/4 cup.
- Preheat a non-stick skillet/pan over medium heat and add the vegetable oil. Arrange clumps of the potato mixture to the pan (be careful of the oil splatter) and cook until the bottom edges brown. I did two mini pancakes at a time. Flip and cook until both sides are brown and crispy.
- Remove from the pan and let rest/drain on a paper towel.
- Serve with a dollop of vegan sour cream and top with more scallions or chives.
Savannah says
I wish I could tell you what makes me want to comment or not comment! It usually has more to do with me than the blog itself. I go through phases where I want to comment on every blog post that has given me value (usually to express my gratitude, e.g. to thank them for sharing a delicious-looking recipe, or if I’m feeling gregarious I’ll answer a question that the blogger has posed), while most of the time I just don’t feel like saying anything. I will say that I’m more likely to comment on a blog if the blogger is likely to reply, which is the case for your blog.
The pancakes look good btw!
Lisa Mai says
Thanks for the comment, Savannah =) I kind of get what you mean too, I don’t normally comment on many blogs unless I have something more to say other than “Yum that looks delicious!”. And I definitely am more likely to comment if I know I’ll get a reply. But sometimes I even pose questions and people don’t answer at all! I can’t tell with you guys =P
Shareba says
You can’t go wrong with crispy potatoes! As for the commenting… I usually comment if I feel particularly moved by something like a great photo or a recipe that I think I’ll try to make. Otherwise, I just lurk. Which is dumb, since I tend to get frustrated with the lack of comments on my own blog. It’s all give and take I guess :P
Lisa Mai says
Haha Shareba, I’m definitely feeling the same. I tried to be good and comment on the blogs I enjoyed reading today, so that hopefully I would get some activity on mine. Thanks for commenting =)
lisacng @ expandng.com says
I love crispy, I love scallion. Tks for sharing! As for the why I comment/not comment question, the biggest thing is if I get a response or not. I can see that you do. But generally, I see fewer and fewer comments on blogs. For those that got hundreds before, they still do. But for others that may have gotten less, they’ve gotten even fewer. Maybe people are reading on phones and tablets and commenting isn’t easy. Or with FB, maybe our feeds are so full of crap stuff that we don’t even see your updates.
Lisa Mai says
Yeah I can see why tablets and phones are not comment-friendly, but with FB, I see that like 300 people view a post but maybe 5 people like it and only 1 person comments =P
Thanks for your response! Now I’ll have to look at how to make my website more mobile friendly
Moe says
These look amazing. Definitely trying these out!
Syd says
Love the videos and blog. I am weaning myself off IHop and general toxic food groups. I found you on youtube doing the Vegan Lentil Patties. I usually try to post positive feedback in comments but not always because someone usually posts a comment I agree with. Don’t take lack of responses as a negative. You are amazing and so much fun to watch. Thank you for sharing! I am anxious to try all your recipes they look yummy.
Lisa Le says
Thanks for the comment <3 Even if you feel like your comments would be repetitive, if other YouTubers are anything like me, they read all the comments, and hearing something nice enough times makes you feel a lot better.
Shirley says
Yum, these are really delicious. I served these with plant-based yoghurt seasoned with onion powder, chopped dill, salt, pepper and a few drops of lime juice. Thank you!